SOME WOUNDS NEVER HEAL

With his first case in Suffolk successfully closed, DI Harrison Baird faces a difficult choice: return to the familiar streets of Aberdeen, to his home and his homeland, his friends and his family and his cat.

Or stay in England, with his estranged father and a lifetime’s worth of trauma.

Maybe it’s not too difficult a choice after all…

But even as he makes plans to leave, the county is rocked by a horrific discovery: a local celebrity, tied to a tree and shot with arrows, his head missing.

It’s a crime that echoes one of East Anglia’s most famous legends, and Baird soon realises they’re chasing a killer who is opening up old wounds.

Together with DC Constance Connell and the rest of the Southwold Major Investigation Team, DI Baird begins a hunt for a monster.

And discovers that he isn’t the only one with unfinished business…

The second book in the new series from multi-million copy bestseller Alex Smith, author of the DCI Kett books, Open Wounds has all the compulsive mystery, gripping action and hilarious comedy readers have come to love.

Published
October 31, 2025

Reader discussions

What did you think of this book? Start the conversation.

No account required to participate.

Start a discussion
Where to find this book
External links open a book search at the selected retailer. Availability may vary.
DI Harrison Baird Crime Thrillers

The series

Full series details →
Risingshadow

Anticipation distribution

How anonymous reader anticipation is distributed across the 1–10 scale.

100
90
81
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
Risingshadow

Be the first reviewer

Sign in and write the first reader review.

Risingshadow

Readers Also Enjoyed